Georges Braque (1882–1963) French painter and sculptor
[Braque refers to their common years in Paris, c. 1907 - 1912]
Source: posthumous quotes, Braque', (1968), p. 10
"Humanity", Ch.II "Politics: A Continuous process", Part I
Georges Braque (1882–1963) French painter and sculptor
[Braque refers to their common years in Paris, c. 1907 - 1912]
Source: posthumous quotes, Braque', (1968), p. 10
Paul Williams (songwriter) (1940) American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
"We've Only Just Begun" (1970).
“No one will involve the army in political processes!”
Mikael Harutyunyan (1946) Armenian general
Quoted in article "Mikael Harutyunyan: no one will involve army in political processes." panarmenian.net [February 23, 2008]
“Two there on the beach / as close together as nostrils. / Calm sea day.”
Mirkka Rekola (1931–2014) Finnish writer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow book Hyperion
Hyperion, book iv. Chap. viii.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“Beware of desp'rate steps! The darkest day
(Live till tomorrow) will have passed away.”
William Cowper (1731–1800) (1731–1800) English poet and hymnodist
"The Needless Alarm, Moral" (1794).
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
This appears on the opening placard of the film The Equalizer, attributing it to Twain, but there is no evidence that Twain wrote it. A precursor is found in Taylor Hartman's self-help book The Character Code (first published 1991), where it is not attributed to Twain: "The three most significant days in your life are: 1. The day you were born. 2. The day you find out why you were born. 3. The day you discover how to contribute the gift you were born to give" ( Google Books link https://books.google.com/books?id=gIKCxWxNmeMC&pg=PA147&dq=%22day+you+find+out+why%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijrJzc84vLAhUJzGMKHajvADEQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=%22day%20you%20find%20out%20why%22&f=false) <br class="br">Disputed